Taipei, Taiwan, and New York – Taiwan’s CNS has launched Sundance Channel (Channel 323) and WE tv (Channel 314) in HD on October 10 as part of its growing IPTV service. This has expanded Sundance Channel and WE tv’s carriage in the country, with CNS customers having access to the 24/7 linear channels in HD, with Mandarin subtitles. In a statement, Bruce Tuchman, AMC/Sundance Channel Global President, said, “Today’s news marks the continued Asian expansion for … [Read more...] about Sundance Channel, WE tv expand distribution in Taiwan
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Global pay-TV subscribers to grow 5%
The global pay-TV subscribers will reach 858.1 million at the end of 2012, up 5% from last year, despite a decline in the North America pay-TV market in 2012, according to market analyst ABI Research. The key growth will be driven by the Asia-Pacific market, which is expected to add more than 27 million subscribers in 2012. In particular, the APAC region will see the strongest growth in digital TV subscriptions in 2012, mainly driven by the on-going digitization process in countries such as … [Read more...] about Global pay-TV subscribers to grow 5%
IPTV operators turning up the heat with multi-screen TV, content discovery, social networking
Campbell, California – Amid their challenges in differentiating content, pay-TV providers are looking to stand out from their competitors by offering additional services and features, such as multi-screen viewing, social networking, and content discovery and recommendation services, according to a latest report by market research firm Infonetics Research. Jeff Heynen, directing analyst for broadband access and video at Infonetics Research, noted that multi-screen video, which is also … [Read more...] about IPTV operators turning up the heat with multi-screen TV, content discovery, social networking
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union joins ITU-T and FOBTV
The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has been inducted by the ITU-T as a sector member. ITU-T is one of the three sectors of the International Telecommunication Union and focuses on development of telecommunication standards (telephony, mobile, IPTV, etc). ITU-T is also active in other areas such as ICTs, broadband connectivity and audio visual media accessibility. ABU is already an active member of the Radiocommunication and Development sectors of the ITU. The Union is also now a member of … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union joins ITU-T and FOBTV
TITAN powers combined IPTV/OTT service for Saudi Telecom
Paris - Transcoding specialist ATEME has won its first Middle East customer for its TITAN platform, in a deployment by content aggregator Intigral for both IPTV and OTT services in Saudi Arabia. Intigral chose ATEME’s TITAN carrier grade transcoding solution because of its support for both file-based and adaptive streaming video, as well as the ability to deliver video content at the highest possible quality to multiple screens. Intigral is a joint venture between Saudi Telecom Company … [Read more...] about TITAN powers combined IPTV/OTT service for Saudi Telecom
Broadband passes 600 million subscriber milestone with Asia dominating the market share
According to the latest figures published by the Broadband Forum and prepared by broadband industry analysts Point Topic, broadband has passed another major milestone with the global total number of broadband subscribers soaring to over 600 million in the first quarter of 2012. At CommunicAsia in Singapore, it was announced that the figures have highlighted the dominant position of Asia, led in both broadband and in IPTV by China. Asia continues to be the biggest overall region with 262,080,147 … [Read more...] about Broadband passes 600 million subscriber milestone with Asia dominating the market share
